In 1942 when the Japanese invaded Attu, Alaska at the beginning of the Aleutian War, the 47 American civilians who lived on Attu were captured, becoming WWII prisoners of war. One of these WWII POWs was sweet-natured Parascovia Lokanin Wright, a 19-year-old Attuan who would one day become well-known for her beautiful, museum-quality Aleut baskets….
For seven seasons, the TV show “Deadliest Catch” has showcased extreme fishing at its scary best. But hundreds of years before the “Deadliest Catch” hit the airwaves, the Aleuts in the Aleutian Islands braved the same tumultuous Bering Sea in their kayaks and risked their lives hunting the deadliest catch of all — the powerful…
During WWII when the Japanese invaded Alaska’s Aleutian Islands in June 1942, it was the first time an enemy occupied American soil since the British troops burned down the White House in the War of 1812. After the Japanese invaded Alaska, they declared that the Aleutian Islands of Attu and Kiska were now part of…
